Making a business case for hiring new infection preventionists starts with gathering data on the current state of infection rates and staffing concerns. Infection preventionists have an expertise that ...

A study, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, examines the factors that predict whether an infection preventionist had achieved certification in infection prevention and control.

New guidance on infection prevention and control for nursing homes offers recommendations for a variety of updated protocols and standards.

As many providers begin the new year juggling tight budgets, managing infection prevention remains a top-line consideration. With the critical shortages in the nursing home workforce today, there may ...

Though the role of the infection preventionist is expanding in response to demand for quality in healthcare, support systems are not growing at the same rate as infection preventionists’ ...

Nearly 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes may not be complying with federal requirements regarding the designation and training of an infection preventionist to oversee infection control practices at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . SAN ANTONIO — At this year’s Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology annual ...

Healthcare CEOs, do you know your infection preventionist, and do you engage with them regularly? If not, you’re missing out on opportunities to improve patient safety, protect your organization’s ...

About 1 in 4 for-profit nursing homes across the country are likely not complying with federal regulations surrounding infection control staff, increasing health and safety risks for residents and ...

PLEASANTON, Calif., June 24, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Clorox Healthcare is proud to once again partner with the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) for its 2021 ...

The following article was originally published in Preventing Infection in Ambulatory Care, the quarterly e-publication from the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology ...

San Antonio, Texas, June 4, 2024 – In an era of hospital budget cuts and staffing freezes, a Florida hospital more than doubled staff positions for infection prevention and control (IPC) over a ...